Introduction to Dental Science

ANTH4523-MWF 9:30 - 10:20

Instructor:  Jerome C. Rose      Old Main 330     phone:  575-5247

Office Hours:

There will always be a list of open appointment times for at least two days each week posted outside of the Anthropology Office at Old Main 330 at least one week ahead. If you need more time than the 15 minute time slot just put your name down for as many time slots as you think that you will need. The most efficient way to contact me is by E-mail because I can read and answer them late in the afternoon or early evening when I have time to sit at my desk: jcrose@uark.edu. Of course you may always see me in class and set up an appointment. If you call, persist until you reach me as there is no voice mail.

Class Purpose:

Dental Science has been designed to provide you, the student, with a fundamental knowledge of the human dentition including: morphology, anatomy, embryology, growth and development, and pathology. For the predental student, this course will provide a general introduction to the courses taken during the first year of dental school. For the Biological Anthropology student, this course provides the information necessary to begin the study of and research on the human dentition.

Course Organization:

The course begins with a study of dental morphology and functional anatomy and then progresses to embryology and growth. The rationale for this sequence is my opinion that growth and development is easier to understand if it is preceded by a firm knowledge of what the teeth will look like at the end. There will be laboratory sessions for looking at teeth held during regular class time.

Text:

Simon Hillson 1996 Dental Anthropology. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press (paper)

James K. Avery 2000 Essentials of Oral Histology and Embryology: A Clinical Approach. St. Louis, Mosby (paper)

COURSE SCHEDULE:

Topics /Reading Hillson/ Reading Avery

Introduction /1

Dental Morphology Anterior dentition /2, 3

Dental Morphology Posterior Dentition and

Primary Dentition

Oral-Facial Functional /4/ 13

Anatomy

Tooth Wear and Modification/ 11

Development of the face and teeth /5/ 1,2, 3, 4, 5 Enamel 6, 10 and Append. B 7

Dentin /7/ 8, 9

Cement /8/ 10, 11, 12

Age determination/ 9/ 6

Pathology/ 12/ 16

Research 13

FINAL EXAMINATION

References on reserve in library:

Alt, Kurt W, Rösing, Friedrich Wilhelm, and Teschler-Nicola, Maria 1998 Dental Anthropology : Fundamentals, Limits, and Prospects. Wien ; New York : Springer. GN209 .D48 1998

Scott, George Richard and Christy G. Turner II 1997 The Anthropology of Modern Human Teeth: Dental Morphology and its Variation in Recent Human Populations. Cambridge ; New York : CambridgeUniversity Press. GN209 .S33 1997

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Course requirements:

There will be four examinations of equal weight, including the final. Graduate students will be required to do extra readings, write an annotated bibliography, and master the dental morphology scoring techniques.

Test Make Up Policy:

there are times when an exam must be missed, this must be requested in writing with documentation before the day of the exam and arrangements will be made in writing. If an exam is missed and there is documentation of a legitimate excuse, then a 20 page library research project will be assigned and the grade on this will be used for the missed examination.

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